The rupee fell to more than one-month low of 65.75 against the US dollar on Thursday.
'The financial sector will be hit even harder than the overall market.' 'The banking sector will eventually be rescued.' 'But it may go into a long downwards spiral before things turn around.' 'Threat or buying opportunity?' asks Devangshu Datta.
Strong currency and sagging oil prices are spooking policymakers.
It is too early to judge if the fall in Nifty from an all-time high of 11,170 to February 12 closing of 10,539 is a big trend reversal or merely a short-term correction, says Devangshu Datta.
Narendra Modi government, the US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew on Thursday said India needs more reforms
RIL said it has priced its 144A/Reg S bonds to yield 240 basis points over US Treasuries Note at a 4.125 per cent coupon.
The money generated, expected to be more than a billion dollar per annum, would be used to fund a biometric entry and exit tracking system
'Macro headwinds are rising for Indian equities in the form of rising commodity prices, especially oil, depreciating rupee, fiscal challenges, election-related uncertainty and upside risks to inflation'
Fall of rupee is not necessarily a bad thing as it will support exports which will help bridge the gap in current account deficit, Chief Executive Officer of Nordea Asset Management Company Allan Polack said.
'When I came here in 2002, I said you can grow at 8%.' 'And I was told that was crazy, and (now) here we are.'
M C Mary Kom managed to surpass even herself, obliterating everyone and everything else along the way in a tumultuous year for the sport.
India may seek US' help for extradition of Dawood Ibrahim, the mastermind of 1993 Mumbai blasts, as they vowed to make "joint and concerted efforts" to dismantle safe havens for terror and criminal networks like Lashkar-e-Tayiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, D-company, Al-Qaeda and Haqqani network.
Despite returns from gold down over 5% in the past three months, it is a good idea to keep this asset class in your portfolio.
While selling started in April, it has intensified this month, with FPIs pulling out $1.1 billion and $2.5 billion from equities and debt market, respectively
This is for the first time that the US has slammed sanctions against an ISIS leader in India.
She will replace Ben Bernanke as the Chair of the Federal Reserve.
The US government, that invested $49.5 billion in the Detroit automaker to save thousands of jobs at the height of the financial crisis five years ago, lost about $10 billion, Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said on Monday.
Modi had also said recently that there is a need to administer "bitter medicine" to revive the ailing economy.
Currently, companies are taxed in the jurisdictions in which they have a physical presence. However, digital businesses generate revenues from markets without a significant physical presence in a country.
With more favourable view on Indian economy and business environment under the Narendra Modi government, the risk premium for Indian papers began to climb down.
'There is global appreciation of the fact that India has the capacity and courage to carry out structural reforms like demonetisation and GST,' the finance minister said.
French stocks, particularly those exposed to the country's large tourism sector, are likely to suffer the biggest falls
China is keen to rebalance its economy towards higher consumption, services, technology use and value-added exports. The hope is that its currency will strengthen as the world embraces it as a global trade and reserve currency, say Abheek Barua & Bidisha Ganguly.
Tightening the noose around Lashkar-e-Tayiba, the United States on Wednesday designated the Pakistan-based terror group's student wing Al-Muhammadia Students a terrorist organisation and slapped sanctions against its two top leaders.
Hawkish guidance by the US Fed raises concerns it could tie the hands of RBI from trimming rates.
Many Indian companies provide outsourcing services to various American entities, including large banks and financial institutions.
Terming Rajan as "India's prescient banker," Time said he is among a rare breed of "economic seers".
Indian companies are in a precarious financial position.
Technical fault was the reason behind it.
The combined 10 Asian currencies have appreciated by 6.6%.
Continued outflows amid moderation of domestic investments are a concern
India has not been able to compete with countries such as Bangladesh and Vietnam.
Indian indices fell more than those of most other emerging markets.
Financial institutions at the risk of US sanctions as sharing of documents on SC directive amounts to violation of existing agreements.
FinMin officials say an announcement could be made in the Budget.
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The US has been widely criticised for using pressure tactics to secure information from other countries, without reciprocity.
Global growth, according to IMF, likely to be lower at 3.3%
Without bringing sound governance and technical capabilities into the RBI's work, injecting new money sets the stage for a next wave of bad behaviour by banks, warns Ajay Shah.
Many factors leading to the 2008 financial crisis still exist.
